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Show filtersHousing co-ops win funding bid for energy-efficient retrofits
The successful consortium bid will see 113 properties upgraded with match funding of up to £1.2m…
Credit unions look to new products and regulation at Abcul conference
The event brought insights on community lending from the US, input from regulators and updates on…
REScoop warns of problems with plans to redesign EU electricity market
The co-op apex warns the proposals ignore the way local ownership can help ‘communities hedge themselves…
Fairtrade and retail: How farmers benefit from your purchases
As producers struggle with input cost inflation and climate change, Fairtrade is more vital than ever
Worker co-op buyout secures future of Yorkshire skate park
Co-director Cath Muller says the team was able to meet a tight deadline for the sale…
Book review: Visions of a co-operative democracy to reshape society
Cooperation: A political, economic and social theory, Bernard E Harcourt, Columbia £28
Co-op sector nominations in the Retail Week Awards
Central Co-op is in the running for responsible retailer while the Co-op Group has a store…
Romanian farm co-ops visit Israeli kibbutz movement for irrigation lessons
The 27 co-ops taking the tour hope to double the area of their land under irrigation…
Employee-owned John Lewis is considering sale of minority stake to raise cash
The reports have sparked concern from the co-op sector – and led to renewed calls for reforms…
Southern Co-op gets ready to celebrate its 150th anniversary
The retailer was formed in 1873 as Portsea Island Mutual Co-operative Society, by dockyard workers fighting…
Sceptical response from co-op movement to Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget
A welcome for the £100m support fund for community business came alongside a call for more…
